Antifungal activity of Piper diospyrifolium Kunth (Piperaceae) essential oil

AUTOR(ES)

Vieira, Silvia Cristina Heredia, Paulo, Luis Fernando de, Svidzinski, Terezinha Inez Estivaleti, Dias Filho, Benedito Prado, Nakamura, Celso Vataru, Souza, Amanda de, Young, Maria Cláudia Marx, Cortez, Diógenes Aparício Garcia

FONTE

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011-09

RESUMO

In vitro activity of the essential oil from Piper diospyrifolium leaves was tested using disk diffusion techniques. The antifungal assay showed significant potencial antifungal activity: the oil was effective against several clinical fungal strains. The majority compounds in the essential oil were identified as sesquiterpenoids by GC-MS and GC-FID techniques.

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